Conversations at Takshashila | The CPC: China’s Political Carnival

Thousands of delegates from all over China have gathered in Beijing for the annual meetings of the country’s two main political bodies, the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress. Manoj Kewalramani tells Anupam Manur and Aditya Ramanathan why the meetings are both a serious indicator of China’s policies and a spot of political theatre.